Month: October 2009

By Sydney Stokoe

It can’t be easy being a polar bear. When they aren’t busy losing their territory to climate change, they’re trying not to be one of the 176 bears killed in the annual polar bear hunt. Hunted bears are split between Baffin Bay and Greenland. 108 hunting permits are handed out in Canada, while Greenland distributes… Continue reading The hunt for polar bear sustainability

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

Unfortunately for students, post-secondary politics are no stranger to bureaucratic labyrinths. The University of Calgary’s Graduate Students’ Association’s ongoing efforts to leave the Canadian Federation of Students is a good demonstration of this. Despite filing a petition with CFS last year, the GSA is back at Stage 1 in their efforts to abandon the national… Continue reading Editorial: The great grad student escape

By Annalise Klingbeil

Two-hundred students participated in actNOW, a day of action in the Calgary community which was meant to bridge together the Dalai Lama’s message of compassion with community engagement. The students were divided into 17 teams and participated in various volunteer projects throughout the city — everything from helping Habitat for Humanity build a house to… Continue reading Lama inspires day of action

By Ken Hunt

Michael Ridley, chief information officer and university librarian, gave a presentation commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Information Commons, a well-known, well-organized, well-used technological resource centre for students founded in 1999. Following Ridley’s presentation Oct. 2, a panel of University of Calgary leaders held a Q and A session about “The 21st century learning environment.”… Continue reading Evolution of Info Commons celebrated on 10th anniversary of student space

By Tristan Taylor

Former Mexican president Vicente Fox spoke to students at the University of Calgary on Oct. 5. He is the first guest in a series of events hosted by the UC International’s new speaker series. The goal of the program is to bring international awareness to campus. During his speech Fox discussed Latin American history and… Continue reading Former Mexican president talks leadership

By Brent Constantin

The search is still on for the eighth president in the 42-year history of the University of Calgary. With president Harvey Weingarten scheduled to retire this January after eight years at the U of C, the Presidential Advisory Search Committee has been tasked with recommending a new candidate. The PASC, established last year, has been… Continue reading The search to fill Weingarten’s shoes

By Allison Drinnan

This past Friday students stood up for the dead at Broken City Social Club. The event, hosted by campus club STAND, aimed to give a more personal look at the crisis going on in Darfur. “I think we’re a lot different than other social advocacy groups on campus,” said University of Calgary STAND president Michelle… Continue reading STANDing up for Darfur

By Michelle Varem

As thousands of University of Calgary students prepare for the April faculty amalgamation — the faculties of social sciences, humanities, fine arts and communication and culture will be combined into a 7,000-student super faculty — a group of students is making an effort to unite the four faculties. The first meeting of the Faculty of… Continue reading Students prepare for faculty amalgamation

By Ryan Pike

The results are in and the University of Calgary is the 148th best research organization in the world. The U of C came in 148th out of 2,000 ranked organizations according to the 2009 SCImago Institutions Rankings World Report, published by the SCImago Research Group. Harvard University and Tokyo Daigaku were the leading universities. Amongst… Continue reading U of C nears top of list for research institutions

By Emily Ask

While many Canadian students enjoyed sunshine, beer and camping trips over the summer, things turned upside down for Honduras students. What happened? Does this affect Canada? What’s the situation like in Honduras? These questions, and others regarding a variety of topics in the news, were piqued as students settled into the new school year. Enter… Continue reading Examining the Honduran crisis